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| laportea | (n) mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle, Syn. genus Laportea |
| porte | (n) the Ottoman court in Constantinople, Syn. Sublime Porte |
| porte-cochere | (n) a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard |
| porte-cochere | (n) canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles |
| portentous | (adj) of momentous or ominous significance; - Herman Melville, Syn. prodigious, Example: such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity; a prodigious vision |
| portentously | (adv) in a portentous manner, Example: portentously, the engines began to roll |
| porter | (n) a person employed to carry luggage and supplies |
| porter | (n) United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980), Syn. Katherine Anne Porter |
| porter | (n) United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946), Syn. Cole Albert Porter, Cole Porter |
| porter | (n) United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910), Syn. William Sydney Porter, O. Henry |
| porter | (n) a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars), Syn. Pullman porter |
| Porte | n. [ F. porte a gate, L. porta. See Port a gate. ] The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the |
| Porte-cochere | ‖n. [ F. See Port a gate, and Coach. ] (Arch.) A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon the passage of the porte-cochère. Also, a porch over a driveway before an entrance door. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ported | a. Having gates. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] We took the sevenfold-ported Thebes. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Portegue | n. See Portague. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Portemonnaie | n. [ F., fr. porter to carry + monnaie money. ] A small pocketbook or wallet for carrying money. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Portend | v. t. Many signs portended a dark and stormy day. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Portension | n. The act of foreshowing; foreboding. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Portent | n. [ L. portentum. See Portend. ] That which portends, or foretoken; esp., that which portends evil; a sign of coming calamity; an omen; a sign. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] My loss by dire portents the god foretold. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Portentive | a. Presaging; foreshadowing. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Portentous | a. [ L. portentosus. ] For, I believe, they are portentous things. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Victories of strange and almost portentous splendor. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] -- |
| Portefeuille { n } | portfolio [Add to Longdo] |
| Portemonnaie { n }; Geldbörse { f } | portemonnaie [Add to Longdo] |
| Portenkolaubsänger { m } [ ornith. ] | Japanese Pale-legged Willow Warbler [Add to Longdo] |